Vendor in Hampi

Hippies Love Hampi

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February 14th 2009
Our first stop after Mysore was Hampi, a fascinating place, historically, geographically, and culturally. The official reason people go to Hampi is to see the amazing and plentiful remains of historic structures. Much of southern India was ruled from here about a thousand years ago (that's the very approximate time period). The area was once a big city complex, and the well-kept remains of th ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more